Cog Sci Exam 1 ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What is studied in cognitive science? - CORRECT ANSWER - problems solved with
brains and/or minds
How is cognitive science studied? - CORRECT ANSWER - in an interdisciplinary way,
including methods from neuroscience, psychology, and computer science (mainly)
List ways the world is internalized. - CORRECT ANSWER - through light, sound,
chemical senses, mechanical energy, temperatures, and gravity/acceleration
List senses humans do not have direct access to. - CORRECT ANSWER - infrared,
echolocation, and magnetic sense
List processes categorized as cognition. - CORRECT ANSWER - understanding, thought,
planning and imagining, problem solving, attention, learning, and memory
List methods of communication. - CORRECT ANSWER - speech, language, gesture,
facial expression, body language, posture, gait
What is psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of mind and behavior
Three branches of neuroscience? - CORRECT ANSWER - neuroanatomy,
neurophysiology, and neuropsychology
What is neuroanatomy? - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of the structure of the nervous
system
,What is neurophysiology? - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of the function of neurons
and neural tracts
What is neuropsychology? - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of global functions of brain
areas
What is reverse engineering? - CORRECT ANSWER - starting with the solution and
understanding the design
What is the recursion problem? List examples. - CORRECT ANSWER - humans are the
machine they try to study (measuring a ruler with a ruler; studying the brain with a brain)
When was the first written mention of the brain? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1700BC
The ancient view was that the "seat of the soul" was what? - CORRECT ANSWER - the
heart
Who was Alcemeaon and what was his big claim? - CORRECT ANSWER - the first
neuroscientist; he claimed the brain is the "seat of the soul", rather than the heart
What evidence did Alcemeaon use to support his claim? - CORRECT ANSWER - he
observed that the optic nerve responsible for vision ran to the brain, not the heart
Who was Hippocrates and what was his contribution to medicine? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a physician who applied the scientific method to medicine
Who was Aristotle? - CORRECT ANSWER - Greek philosopher, leading biologist of the
day, founder of embryology
What was Aristotle's big blunder? - CORRECT ANSWER - he thought the heart controls
sensation rather than the brain (he never dissected a human so that might explain it)
, Who was Galen and what were his accomplishments? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1st
accurate anatomy of the brain and lesion experiments
What was Galen's blunder? - CORRECT ANSWER - he believed in psychic pneuma and
that the soul/mind was located in the VENTRICLES of the brain (holes)
How did Andreas Vesalius disprove the medieval cell doctrine? - CORRECT ANSWER -
he dissected brains and found that other animals had ventricles too
What problem did Descartes deal with? - CORRECT ANSWER - the mind/body problem
Where did Descartes think the soul was located and why? - CORRECT ANSWER - the
pineal gland, because it is the only part of the brain which is truly central
What is phrenology? - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of bumps on the skull and their
relationship to localized function
Where is Broca's area located? - CORRECT ANSWER - left frontal lobe
What is Broca's aphasia? - CORRECT ANSWER - a disorder which results in the inability
to speak while language understanding remains in tact
Where is Wernicke's area located? - CORRECT ANSWER - superior temporal gyrus
What is Wernicke's aphasia? - CORRECT ANSWER - a disorder where ability to speak
remains in tact, yet all resulting language is devoid of meaning
What was the implication of Phineas Gage's injury? - CORRECT ANSWER - the damaged
frontal lobe was responsible for his change in personality
and CORRECT Answers
What is studied in cognitive science? - CORRECT ANSWER - problems solved with
brains and/or minds
How is cognitive science studied? - CORRECT ANSWER - in an interdisciplinary way,
including methods from neuroscience, psychology, and computer science (mainly)
List ways the world is internalized. - CORRECT ANSWER - through light, sound,
chemical senses, mechanical energy, temperatures, and gravity/acceleration
List senses humans do not have direct access to. - CORRECT ANSWER - infrared,
echolocation, and magnetic sense
List processes categorized as cognition. - CORRECT ANSWER - understanding, thought,
planning and imagining, problem solving, attention, learning, and memory
List methods of communication. - CORRECT ANSWER - speech, language, gesture,
facial expression, body language, posture, gait
What is psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of mind and behavior
Three branches of neuroscience? - CORRECT ANSWER - neuroanatomy,
neurophysiology, and neuropsychology
What is neuroanatomy? - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of the structure of the nervous
system
,What is neurophysiology? - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of the function of neurons
and neural tracts
What is neuropsychology? - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of global functions of brain
areas
What is reverse engineering? - CORRECT ANSWER - starting with the solution and
understanding the design
What is the recursion problem? List examples. - CORRECT ANSWER - humans are the
machine they try to study (measuring a ruler with a ruler; studying the brain with a brain)
When was the first written mention of the brain? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1700BC
The ancient view was that the "seat of the soul" was what? - CORRECT ANSWER - the
heart
Who was Alcemeaon and what was his big claim? - CORRECT ANSWER - the first
neuroscientist; he claimed the brain is the "seat of the soul", rather than the heart
What evidence did Alcemeaon use to support his claim? - CORRECT ANSWER - he
observed that the optic nerve responsible for vision ran to the brain, not the heart
Who was Hippocrates and what was his contribution to medicine? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a physician who applied the scientific method to medicine
Who was Aristotle? - CORRECT ANSWER - Greek philosopher, leading biologist of the
day, founder of embryology
What was Aristotle's big blunder? - CORRECT ANSWER - he thought the heart controls
sensation rather than the brain (he never dissected a human so that might explain it)
, Who was Galen and what were his accomplishments? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1st
accurate anatomy of the brain and lesion experiments
What was Galen's blunder? - CORRECT ANSWER - he believed in psychic pneuma and
that the soul/mind was located in the VENTRICLES of the brain (holes)
How did Andreas Vesalius disprove the medieval cell doctrine? - CORRECT ANSWER -
he dissected brains and found that other animals had ventricles too
What problem did Descartes deal with? - CORRECT ANSWER - the mind/body problem
Where did Descartes think the soul was located and why? - CORRECT ANSWER - the
pineal gland, because it is the only part of the brain which is truly central
What is phrenology? - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of bumps on the skull and their
relationship to localized function
Where is Broca's area located? - CORRECT ANSWER - left frontal lobe
What is Broca's aphasia? - CORRECT ANSWER - a disorder which results in the inability
to speak while language understanding remains in tact
Where is Wernicke's area located? - CORRECT ANSWER - superior temporal gyrus
What is Wernicke's aphasia? - CORRECT ANSWER - a disorder where ability to speak
remains in tact, yet all resulting language is devoid of meaning
What was the implication of Phineas Gage's injury? - CORRECT ANSWER - the damaged
frontal lobe was responsible for his change in personality
